This bracing anthology of Christopher Hitchens’s work for The London Review of Books is just the ticket. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-01-01 10:02:01 UTC ]
By the time I read Hilary Mantel’s 1996 review of Kate Atkinson’s debut novel Behind the Scenes at the Museum in the London Review of Books, the novel had been a favorite of mine for over a decade. My mother gave me the book when I was in high school—both of us entirely unaware of […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-23 14:57:31 UTC ]
Pankaj Mishra and Arundhati Roy attack Penguin Random House India for putting out book by a prime minister they say has mishandled Covid and persecuted writersLeading Indian authors Pankaj Mishra and Arundhati Roy have spoken out against Penguin Random House India’s decision to publish and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-05-20 12:53:37 UTC ]
Mary-Kay Wilmers is stepping down as editor of the London Review of Books after nearly three decades in the post. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-29 16:45:23 UTC ]
Influential editor and co-founder of the literary magazine to be succeeded by senior staffMary-Kay Wilmers is stepping down from her role as editor of the London Review of Books, a position she has held for almost 30 years.Wilmers was one of the founders of the literary magazine in 1979, along... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-01-29 15:28:52 UTC ]
At the London Review of Books, Colin Burrow reflects on how Ursula K. Le Guin‘s narrative prowess flourished within the constraints of science fiction and children’s literature. “Fiction needs the unruly energies of indeterminacy,” Burrow writes, “of being partly inside the mind of the reader,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2021-01-20 21:30:12 UTC ]
The London Review of Books saw its circulation increase by 3.6% in 2019, marking its 20th year of consecutive growth. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 06:40:59 UTC ]
The London Review of Books has launched a new website, rounding off its 40th anniversary celebrations with a comprehensive overhaul of the paper’s online presence, with its archive freely accessible for a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 18:58:24 UTC ]
An annual study of the gender balance in reviewers and authors in major literary magazines has found that both are skewed heavily towards men. American organisation VIDA (Women in Literary Arts), looked at publications including the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Women buy two-thirds of books sold but magazine reviews are centred on male authors and critics – though picture is beginning to changeThe continuing bias towards men in the British and American literary establishment has been confirmed by a study released on Tuesday.Vida, a US organisation... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary world praises Miller for his intelligence, wit and literary acumen, and lasting pride in his Scottish rootsKarl Miller, founding editor of the London Review of Books, critic and award-winning author, has died, aged 83.After stints as literary editor of both the Spectator and the New... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]